Perspectives on Film, Media and Culture

Description

This course examines film, media and culture within the context of the culture industries. Culture industries are a key driver for economic growth in Australia and internationally. This course will review and extend students' understandings of: the culture and creative industries historically and in the contemporary period; the shifting relationship between culture and economic value; the complex debates regarding the place of the global culture industries in neo-liberal governance; as well as engaging in cutting edge analyses of culture itself and the application of appropriate methods of research in the area, drawing on a range of perspectives. The course offers students a transition from the study of film media and culture, to a career involving the culture industries.

Availability

Callaghan

Semester 2 - 2015

Learning Outcomes

1. Discuss, in depth, the relationship between the media and the culture in which it operates.